Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on February 12, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2589
Genetic testing; allow putative father to request through Dept. of Human Services.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 93-9-9 AND 93-9-28, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW THE ALLEGED FATHER TO REQUEST GENETIC TESTING THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES WHEN EXECUTING A SIGNED VOLUNTARY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PATERNITY UPON THE BIRTH OF A CHILD BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 13 to February 12, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action4 actions on 4 days
In the SenateJan 13 to Feb 12 · stopped30 days
Public Health and WelfareJan 13 to Jan 2815 days
Judiciary, Division AJan 28 to Feb 36 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 13 – Feb 12
- Jan 13Referred to the Senate committees on Public Health and Welfare and on Judiciary, Division A
- Jan 28Reported from PH to JA in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 12Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 4 actions, as published
- Jan 13Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Jan 28DR - TSDP: PH To JASenate
- Feb 3Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Feb 12Died On CalendarSenate